Pop History: Romeo + Juliet

This week on Second Helpings, MJ and Jackie are back to goss' 'bout MISTAH FANTASY and Jackie gettin' to see his performance recently, an artist using Tswift's wedding garbage as his current art project, and the continued adorableness of Tom Holland and Zendaya. "Love Island" US ... Show More

This week on Page 7, Jackie and MJ are joined by Natalie Jean, to discuss the tragic loss of Sam Neill, MJ brings up the insanity from Jay-Z's most recent NYC shows, Jackie's spelunking of contact juggling has led them to "The Ocho", and some LPN studio PARKING DRAMA! Then this w ... Show More

This week on Second Helpings, MJ and Jackie are back to talk 'bout that "lil tiff" Jack Antonoff was apparently talkin' 'bout at the Swift weddin', aka Margaret Qualley filed for divorce, as well as Blake Lively NOT getting an invite to her own dragon's wedding. MJ went to see "L ... Show More

Sophie Duncan delves into the playwright’s world-famous tragedy to reveal what it tells us about youth in the Tudor era The doomed romance of young lovers Romeo and Juliet has captured imaginations across the centuries – but what does William Shakespeare’s play tell us about the ... Show More

Writer and contributor Lauren Emily Whalen returns to the podcast to discuss her new novel, Take Her Down, a YA re-telling of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar! To commemorate it's release, she agreed to discuss two of our generation's most beloved Shakespeare adaptations; Rome ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Shakespeare's famous tragedy, written in the early 1590s after a series of histories and comedies. His audience already knew the story of the feuding Capulets and Montagues in Verona and the fate of the young lovers from their rival houses, ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Shakespeare's famous tragedy, written in the early 1590s after a series of histories and comedies. His audience already knew the story of the feuding Capulets and Montagues in Verona and the fate of the young lovers from their rival houses, ... Show More

Claire and I swoon over our favorite bits of Romeo and Juliet, and discuss why this play is not a cautionary tale of unbridled passion and the excesses of youth, but rather a hymn to the redemptive powers of love itself. 

The conclusion of Romeo and Juliet and a few things to think about  

<p>For Valentine&apos;s day, tonight’s storytelling is the tragic love story of William Shakespeare&apos;s Romeo and Juliet. This retelling by Edith Nesbit is a love story about two young teenagers who fall in love with each other the first time they meet. However, the many years ... Show More

A little background on Shakespeare, "Be Thou My Vision", Psalm 36:5-9, "Be Strong!" by Maltie Davenport Babcock, and the beginning of "Romeo and Juliet". 

<p>We discuss Jessica&apos;s reality-show marriage and its painfully ordinary end. Digressions include &quot;Showgirls,&quot; &quot;The Notebook&quot; and Adam Levine. &quot;Hamlet&quot; makes an appearance; Willie Nelson and Lynda Carter give sage advice. Mike apologizes for thi ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of Shakespeare's most popular works, written c1595 in the last years of Elizabeth I. It is a comedy of love and desire and their many complications as well as their simplicity, and a reflection on society's expectations and limits. It is also a ... Show More